"President Trump abused his power, betrayed our national security, and corrupted our elections, all for personal gain," Nadler said in a statement. Nadler, in turn, expressed his disappointment: "The American people deserve answers from President Trump. "He's going to make a report, I think, to the attorney general and to Congress," Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday. Nadler, however, is considered unlikely to call them.Trump is the fourth U.S. president to face impeachment proceedings. None previous were removed from office, although Richard Nixon resigned as he faced almost certain impeachment in 1974 over the Watergate scandal.

Source: Economic Times December 08, 2019 02:48 UTC